Cambodia

School trips to Cambodia

Cambodia

School trips to Cambodia

Cambodia is a country just brimming with colourful culture and breathtaking sites all steeped within a rich and often dark history.

History & Classics

HISTORY & CLASSICS

Learn more about the devastating Khmer Rouge regime, who turned the country into a graveyard for nearly two million people, including their own members and even some senior leaders. The almost mythological temple of Angkor Wat is unrivalled in its breath-taking beauty and architectural magnificence. Breathe in the history as your students explore what was the centre of the Khmer Kingdom for several centuries.

SERVICE PROJECTS

Get involved and give back to local communities through Service Projects, including working with local teaching in organising daily teaching activities or educational games. More hands on projects can also be organised including building sheds to grow vegetables or painting classrooms.

CULTURE

Travelbound believe that truly educational travel experiences involve hands on interaction with the real culture of a country – culture meaning the daily activities, customs and way of life of a people, not just the historic attractions and scenic sites. See what lies beneath the surface through these unique and immersive experiences:

Day 4 – HALONG BAY – HANOI – HUE

Boat Cruise – Start the day with a morning Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Today will mark a visit to the Sung Sot Cave, one of the most stunning and interesting caves in the Bay.

Coach Transfer to Train Station

Day 5 – HUE

DMZ Tour

Perfume River Cruise

Dong Ba Market

Day 6 – HUE – HOIAN

Half day city tour of Hue

Transfer to Hoi An

Arrive and check in to hotel

Day 7 – HOI AN – LATE FLIGHT TO HO CHI MINH

Hoi An Walking tour

Hoi An Eco Discovery

Day 8 – HO CHI MINH

Cu Chi Tunnels

War Remnants Museum

Reunification Palace

Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Sai Gon Post Office

Day 9 – HO CHI MINH – SIEM REAP

Landmine Museum

Banteay Srei – a 10th century Cambodian temple.

Transfer to hotel for check in and dinner

Day 10 – Siem Reap

Killing fields in Wat Thmey

Angkor National Museum

Temples of Angkor

Transfer back to hotel for dinner

Day 11 – SIEM REAP – HONG KONG – AUSTRALIA

Kompong Phluk

Coach transfer to Airport to for flight to Hong Kong

Fly from Hong Kong to Australia

Day 12 – HONG KONG – AUSTRALIA

Arrive home

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF CAMBODIA

SIEM REAP

Angkor Thom

Built at the Centre of King Jayavarman’s capital, Angkor Thom was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only Angkorian state temple to be built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist shrine dedicated to the Buddha. Following Jayavarman’s death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance to their religious preferences

Angkor Wat

The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodia flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat’s five towers symbolize Meru’s five peaks-the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.

Floating village of Chong Khneas

located 10 kilometres south of Siem Reap. You will visit the village and take an excursion in a traditional wooden boat on the Tonle Sap Lake, the “Great Lake” of Cambodia, one of the wonders of Asia.

SOKHUN

PHNOM PENH

Notorious Tuol Sleng Museum

In 1975,Tuol Svay Prey High School was taken over by Pol Pot’s security force and turned into a prison known as Security Prison 21 (S-21) It soon became the largest such centre of detention and torture in the country.

Cheung Ek The Killing Field

Between 1975 and 1978,aabout 17,000 men, women, children and infants (including nine westerners), detained and tortured at S-21 prison (now Tuol Sleng Museum), were transported to the extermination to death to avoid wasting precious bullets

Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda

The Palace grounds contain several buildings: the Throne Room of Prasat Tevea Vinichhay which is used for the coronation of kings, official receptions and traditional ceremonies; the Chan Chhaya Pavilion which is a venue for dance performances; the king’s official residence called the Khemarin; the Napoleon Pavilion and the spectacular Silver Pagoda. This pagoda is worth exploring. It owes its name to the 5,000 silver tiles weighing 1kg each which cover the entire floor.

The National Museum of Cambodia

The National Museum is housed in a graceful terracotta structure of traditional design (built 1917-20) just north of the Royal Palace.

Wat Phnom

sits on a tree covered hill about 30m high in the northeast of the city. The people believe that this temple is powerful in that anyone who makes a wish will have it granted. It is not surprising to see many people coming here to pray for protection or healing. Many bring lotus flowers as offerings for prayers answered.